SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
6:00 PM
Minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the agenda.
OPEN SESSION - Mayor Pimentel called the meeting to order at 6:02 PM simultaneously with the regular open session meeting.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Pimentel Present
Mayor Pro Tem Baldino Present
Council Member Boyles - Present
Council Member Giroux - Present
Council Member Keldorf - Present
A. PROCEDURAL MOTIONS
Read all Ordinances and Resolutions on Agenda by Title Only.
MOTION by Council Member Boyles, SECONDED by Giroux to read all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda by title only.
MOTION PASSED 5/0
AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Boyles, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION - (Related to This Item Only - 1.5-minute limit per person, 30-minute limit total)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:
• Alex Perez, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Michelle Daricek, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Sean Obrien, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Maxwell Hellwig, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • John Pickhaver, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Matthew Rada, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Jan Zoochie, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Roger Banuelos, former resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers
• Anya Goldstein, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Grimm Furer, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Nancy Cobb, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Michelle Toti Leach, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Jacob Grant, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Mark Christian, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers • Quinn Jones, resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers
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• Tim Heiderich, Westchester resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers
• Kate Ross, Studio City resident, spoke in favor of the 45-day moratorium on data centers
C. REPORTS: MAYOR PRO TEM BALDINO
Implement a 45-day moratorium on new Data Centers and processing applications for Data Centers to allow staff to review the current definitions and zoning for Data Centers and application procedures for Data Centers and propose any necessary changes. Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. 1687 implementing a 45-day moratorium on new Data Centers and processing applications for Data Centers to allow staff to review the current definitions and zoning for Data Centers and application procedures for Data Centers and propose any necessary changes. (Fiscal Impact: None.)
Council Discussion
City Attorney Mark Hensley read by title only:
ORDINANCE NO. 1687
AN URGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO, ENACTED PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858, IMPOSING A 45-DAY MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL OF ANY
LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS, PERMITS, OR OTHER APPROVALS TO ALLOW THE
DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, OR OPERATION OF DATA CENTERS, AND
FINDING THAT ADOPTION OF THE INTERIM ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE
PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
MOTION by Mayor Pro Tem Baldino, SECONDED by Council Member Keldorf to approve an Urgency Interim Ordinance imposing a 45-day moratorium on the approval of any land use entitlements, permits, or other approvals to allow the development, construction, or operation of data centers.
MOTION PASSED 4/1
AYES: Pimentel, Baldino, Giroux, and Keldorf
NOES: Boyles
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Adjourned at 8:56 PM
Mes
Susan Truax, City Cier
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